Notorious musicians
Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger bring together traditional
and contemporary acoustic music from around the world, creating a
dynamic, swinging sound that is sure to get you on
your feet. With Eden on fiddle and vocals and Larry on
guitar and banjo, their music is full of rhythmic
drive and melodic candor. Their show is always new and
exciting, presenting everything from traditional
American and Celtic fiddle tunes to jazz, blues, and
the group's original compositions.

At
home in the worlds of both classical and popular
music, Eden MacAdam-Somer is one of the most exciting
and versatile young violinists performing today. She
has been a featured soloist with symphony and chamber
orchestras, jazz and swing bands, bluegrass, DAWG and
American folk groups. Eden is also well versed in the
music of other cultures, including Irish music, Gypsy
music, Sephardic music, and European music from the
Medieval and Renaissance periods. She has been a guest
artist at the Aspen and Beijing International Music
festivals, soloist at Texas and Wimberly jazz
festivals, performer at Texas and St. Louis
Renaissance fairs, and has appeared on numerous
recordings in folk, rock, jazz, and classical genres.

Larry Unger has been a full time musician since 1984
and has presented a diverse range of musical
performances at dances, festivals, and concerts across
the United States, Canada, France, Scotland, Denmark,
and Sweden. He has played guitar, banjo, and bass with
many top contra dance bands, including Reckless
Abandon, Uncle Gizmo, Big Table, and the Reckless
Ramblers, and has accompanied such fiddlers as Judy
Hyman, Elke Baker, Rodney Miller, Alasdair Fraser,
Matt Glaser, Ralph Blizard, and Lissa Schneckenburger.
His solo concerts include a wide variety of music,
including fingerstyle blues and slide guitar, rags,
and oldtime banjo tunes as well as melodies played on
a handful of unusual instruments including
banjo-guitar, fretless banjo, and piano-harp. Larry's
original waltzes and fiddle tunes have been played and
recorded by musicians around the world. He has a great
breadth of understanding of traditional music to
complement his considerable technical proficiency and
enjoys telling stories about the origins of his music
and the people who taught him.